Last month while I was in Wyoming , I met up with a local band to take photos. I came across this band because back in the day, I was in track with Kenny, the lead guitarist and the last little while I've been seeing him post things about his band on Facebook. Well as soon as I discovered that he had a band, I was like, "YUSSS!!!" (Napoleon Dynamite arm included!) Because taking photos of a band had been on my "photography to try" list since I first started seeing where photography could take me in 2011, but didn't know of any bands till now. So back in February when I ran into Kenny at Wyoming State Wrestling I asked if he and his band would be interested in some photos and luckily he was down!
I met up with the guys on location, an old Co-Op, for some band portraits. As I introduced myself to the other three members: Koty, Jake and R.J. I immediately knew I was in for a great photo shoot! Off the bat, these guys were taking advantage of the fact that I didn't know them, trying to make me look like a fool by telling me they played country-techno! Haha! From there on out it was just laugh after laugh- it was FANTASTIC! They made the experience fun with the jokes, energy and the fact that they had to work SO hard to keep a straight face!
After we finished up with the portraits we headed over to Koty's garage where the band practices for some "behind the scenes" shots. Now I'll tell ya, these guys have some talent! Their style of music is screamer rock (not quite sure of the correct genre name) and I think they are really good at it! As someone who in the past tried to learn this distinct kind of scream, I know how much talent it takes. Individually these guys have some legit talent! (I wish I could play any thing as well as they play their instruments!) but seeing them play together is a blast! Their energy is contagious and it’s cool to see how much fun they have just playing together. It was like I was at a private concert and I loved every minute of it!
I met up with the guys on location, an old Co-Op, for some band portraits. As I introduced myself to the other three members: Koty, Jake and R.J. I immediately knew I was in for a great photo shoot! Off the bat, these guys were taking advantage of the fact that I didn't know them, trying to make me look like a fool by telling me they played country-techno! Haha! From there on out it was just laugh after laugh- it was FANTASTIC! They made the experience fun with the jokes, energy and the fact that they had to work SO hard to keep a straight face!
After we finished up with the portraits we headed over to Koty's garage where the band practices for some "behind the scenes" shots. Now I'll tell ya, these guys have some talent! Their style of music is screamer rock (not quite sure of the correct genre name) and I think they are really good at it! As someone who in the past tried to learn this distinct kind of scream, I know how much talent it takes. Individually these guys have some legit talent! (I wish I could play any thing as well as they play their instruments!) but seeing them play together is a blast! Their energy is contagious and it’s cool to see how much fun they have just playing together. It was like I was at a private concert and I loved every minute of it!
Koty: Lead Vocals
Kenny: Lead Guitarist
Jake; Base
R.J.: DrumsCheck 'em out: These Shores of Safey
How cool are they?!
You guys were awesome! Thanks for helping me out!!!
-Kenzie
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